Weekly Lesson, Cancel Culture: Pigeon Racing

Subject: Cancel Culture: Pigeon Racing

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Cancel Culture: Pigeon Racing

In the 1970s before the Internet came, pigeon racing was all the rage. It was fairly common to see both young and old men owning pigeon lofts. These were like large garden sheds specifically custom-built to house racing pigeons. The culture of pigeon racing always piqued my curiosity because both my Father and Grandfather had their own lofts at the bottom of their gardens and were fee paying members of their local pigeon racing club. Even the Queen was in on the act, she had her own pigeon loft and was racing her own pigeons until her death. Sadly the new King withdrew his patronage from pigeon associations and charities shortly after he was crowned.  People who breed and race pigeons are sometimes known as pigeon fanciers.